Byun Jang-ho (27 April 1940 – 25 February 2022) was a South Korean film director.
Biography
Byun made about 90 films in a career that spans more than 30 years. His film ''Love Me Once Again Despite Hatred '80'' (1980) is one of the greatest box office hits in 1980.
Jang-ho was born on 27 April 1940. His film ''
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'' (1988) is a remake of a 1967 film and the second adaptation of
Kim Dong-in
Kim Dong-in () (1900–1951) was a Korean writer.
Life
Kim Dong-in, born on October 2, 1900 in Pyeongyang, Pyeongannam-do was a pioneer of realism and naturalism in Modern Korean literature. A son of a wealthy landowner, like many other youn ...
's short novel of the same name. It won Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay and Best Music at the 26th
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
in 1987.
Jang-ho died on 25 February 2022, at the age of 81.
Filmography
*''The Sun is Mine'' (1967)
*''Lost Love in the Mist'' (1969)
*''Affection and Love'' (1969)
*''Window'' (1969)
*''Temptation'' (1969)
*''The Rainy Myungdong Street'' (1970)
*''Wang and Pak on Myeongdong Street'' (1970)
*''When a Woman Removes Her Makeup'' (1970)
*''Men vs. Women'' (1970)
*''My Love, My Foe'' (1971)
*''Find the 72 Karat Diamond'' (1971)
*''It Rains on the Heart of a Man'' (1971)
*''I'm a Man on Myungdong'' (1971)
*''Black Rose in Shanghai'' (1971)
*''Leaving in the Rain'' (1971)
*''Cruel History of Myeongdong'' (1972)
*''Life is on the Lonely Road'' (1972)
*''A Way of Farewell'' (1972)
*''An Odd General'' (1972)
*''Gate of Woman'' (1972)
*''Wedding Dress in Tears'' (1973)
*''
The Tragedy of Deaf Sam-yong
''The Tragedy of Deaf Sam-yong'' ( ko, 비련의 벙어리 삼용, translit. Biryeonui beongeori samyong) is a 1973 South Korean drama film directed by Byun Jang-ho. The film was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Langu ...
'' (1973)
*''Wedding Dress in Tears 2'' (1974)
*''Black Butterfly'' (1974)
*''
The Executioner'' (1975)
*''Story of the Youth'' (1975)
*''Woman Like A Crane'' (1975)
*''The Kept Woman'' (1976)
*''Miss Oh's Apartment'' (1978)
*''Young-ah's Confession'' (1978)
*''The Light Goes Off in Your Window'' (1978)
*''Red Gate of Tragedy'' (1979)
*''Miss Oh's Apartment (Sequel)'' (1979)
*''Zero Woman'' (1979)
*''Eul-hwa'' (1979)
*''The Happiness of an Unhappy Woman'' (1979)
*''Love Me Once Again Despite Hatred '80'' (1980)
*''Goodbye Daddy '81'' (1981)
*''Forgive Me Once Again Despite Hatred '80 (1981)
*''Choi In-ho's Evening Color'' (1982)
*''Night of a Sorceress'' (1982)
*''Love and Farewell'' (1984)
*''Milky Way in Blue Sky'' (1986)
*''Eve's Second Bedroom'' (1987)
*''
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'' (1988)
*''Honeymoon'' (1989)
*''A Journey with Korean Masters'' (2013)
Awards
*1971 8th
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...
: Best New Director (''When a Woman Removes Her Makeup'')
References
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1940 births
2022 deaths
South Korean film directors
Hanyang University alumni
Best Director Paeksang Arts Award (film) winners
People from Icheon
People from Gyeonggi Province